Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-06
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SOHe III our Exchanges appear 10 nave
a very incorrect idea about the incandes-
cent electric light. The DeLeOn Springs
Courier, for instance, has the following
to say about it:
The Office Of the Savannah NEWS is
now lighted by electricity, and the paper
crows greatly over the fact. We will
make prediction: Inside of six months
the incand scent light will be taken out
OF the NEWS establishment. The cleo
trio light 'is a snare and delusiOn' around
printing offices, and not much account as
a street iluminator. 1t will do well
enough to work the incandescent light as
boom for the paper, but as light to
set type or write by, it is brilliant iaII-
ure. 1t is exceedingly trying on the
ewes, and is not as satisfactory as good
coal gas.
There are hundreds Of printing offices
using the incandescent electric light, and
their testimony is in its favor. 1t was
not put in the MORNING NEWS estab-
lishment for the purpose of giving the
MORNING NEWS a BOOM" The NEWS
doesn't need any blooming" The light
WAS put in because it is believed to be
the best, as we'll as the cheapest, light
oOtainabie. The plant costs too much
to experiment with, and the hope
is entertained that the prediction of the
DeLeon Springs Courier will prove to be
incorrect.
Senator Reagan's election seems to
have caused bad blood among the legisla-
tors and newspaper men in Texas The
night after the election ex-Lieut. Gov.
Barnett Gibbs and Mr.. f. II. Bennett had
fight in a hotel at Austin. Gibbs struck
Bennett in the face, and Bennett, who
struck back, claims to have hit Gibbs,
but this is denied. The fight WAS caused
BY certain uncomplimeutary paragraphs
about Gibbs which Bennett published in
the Evening Call. They were to the effect
that Gibbs mad sold out Gov. Ireland IN
Senator Reagan's favor. The fight
scarcely caused a ripple, because, it is
supposed, that kind OF thing is so COM
mon in Texas.
While Congress is discussing retalia-
ton Canada is sending her toboggan clubs
10 visit Boston. The other day a grand
reception was given Montreal club at
the Boston Music Hail. At Its close,
~ ~ VI A'~tNUA 'ANAs " habhl GdiY HIesGuL-
ed Gov, Ames with a pair OF snow shoes
and a floral escutcheon of the club. In
doing so, he SAID: "EXcellency, present
you these in benalf ofthe Canadian clubs;
and when you come to Canada to settle
the fishery question, may you have fow-
ers in your hands and snow shoes on YOUR
feet" After all. peace is better than war,
especially between countries "a closely
allied as Canada and the United states.
The Tacoma Ledger is responsible for
the statement that man walking along
the Pupallup railroad, and hearing
train coming behind, turned quickly
around and stumbled ana fell. Half OF
his body lay outside OF the rails, and he
would have been cut in two, hut ne threw
his heels in the air, lis head and shout
ders lying against the emoaukment.
When the trained had passed he got up
and found that the wheels Of the cars had
cut his coat tails Of slick and clean.
The El PAso Tex. Times says: "It is
no use for Northern papers to say that L
Paso is the toughest place in Texas.
There is COtulla, for instance. There has
been a regular vendetta there lately, and
several killings. and since the last killing
the feeling Is as high as ever, and the
best citizens are very uneasy. People
attended church last Sunday armed IN
case Of emergency, aud the congregation
was the most solemn that has assembled
for many day"
In the mountains OF Western North
Carolina, a few days ago, maa was
found, nearly naked and reduced to a
skeleton, bis feet irostbtten, and he,
crazy, wandering in tue SNOW. lie
proved to be locomotive engineer who
was u: Charleston waen the earthquake
came, and It crazed him.